Quick off the Wall Tax question for parents

Christcorp
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:24:31 +0000

Now that I’m doing taxes; yee’ha; have a quick question. Next year, when my son is in the academy, is claiming him as a dependent on taxes pretty much a “no-go”? To make the question simpler; let’s take their sophomore year when they didn’t spend 6 months at home. Does the $800+ that they are technically being paid count as “Base Pay” and therefor they should file separately on their own; or does that money come up similar to “BAQ/BAS” which isn’t taxable, and therefor I can claim them as a “Dependent” for my taxes? Thx…